Distribution of symbiotic genotypes in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae populations isolated directly from soils

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4202-4205

  Louvrier, Philippe ^a   Laguerre, Gisèle ^a   Amarger, Noëlle ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SOIL; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

EID: 0029802392     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4202-4205.1996     Document Type: Article

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